Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear. He beholdeth all high things; he is a king over the children of pride (Job 41:33-34).
The biblical Leviathan has its origins in the ancient mythology of a primaeval ‘chaos monster’. More powerful indeed than any other creature!
The philosopher Thomas Hobbes took the name to refer to the State, because of its power to do more for individuals than they could do for themselves. Yet there is something wonderful and unruly in this chapter’s parade of unicorn, Leviathan and Behemoth. There are things in God’s world that seem beyond all control, measure or reason. This is part of God’s answer to a questioning Job.
I think a fair comparison for today would be the enormity of the further reaches of space that we can now perceive through the Hubble and the VLT! Seeing light that started out its journey 13 billion years ago!
ReplyDeleteMind-boggling! Totally beyond any meaningful comprehension of how vast our universe is – and our Creator is Master of all.
R